Women In Film
by Bruce Wagner
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Actor: Beverly D'Angelo, Camren Tyler Geyen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Portia de Rossi, Yvette Marie GeyenDirector: Bruce Wagner
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Bruce Wagner
Editor: Philip Jackson
Producer: Alexis Alexanian
Producer: Caroline Kaplan
Producer: Christine Vachon
Producer: Gary Winick
Producer: John Sloss
Producer: Jon Marcus
Producer: Jonathan Sehring
Producer: Narween Otto
Producer: Pamela Koffler
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Women In Film
Movie Review: Strong Acting and Good Material Ruined by Pretentious Direction
Summary: 2 Stars
`Women in Film" is about the three women living and working in and around Hollywood, all of whom talk directly to the camera. In most of the scenes they never share the screen, but they have one thing in common: Hollywood. The film struggles to be both a biting satire and a lively sketch of the females, but though the film's experimental techniques are not without merit, the tedium settles in after watching the initial 30 minutes.
Beverly D'Angelo is a film producer Phyllis Wolf keen on remaking one old Terence Stamp film; Portia de Rossi is Gina, masseuse with magic fingers, and wannabe writer for films; and Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a casting director Sara, who has recently experienced unhappy things in her family. So far, things look interesting.
Sadly, however, `Women in Film' has little to offer. Based on a chapter of the book writer/director Bruce Wagner wrote, the film sluggishly follows their memoirs about the recent events that happened to the three ladies. The events, loosely related to each other, and all told in monologue, could be more interesting and involving with more detailed and compassionate descriptions about the lives of women, or at least the gossips of Hollywood celebrities.
In fact many famous names (NOT the faces) of the film industry like Jodie, Holly, et al, can be heard in their talk, but these uninteresting references are not engaging or satirical enough. What you hear is fictional `episodes' that have little to do the reality, quoted by fictional characters. Who cares?
The acting is all superb, but you may not realize that fact because the self-absorbed film, having no pace or rhythm, goes on eternally, offering no insight into the life of women or the film industry; instead of that, you will see unnecessary nudities from Miss de Rossi and D'Angelo, in swimming pool, in bathroom, in bathtub. What is the point of our watching a woman swimming naked? What is the point of jump-cutting and fast-forwarding? What do it mean when all these 'skills' only help make the film more detached?
While watching this on video, I remembered a film by Rodrigo Garcia named `Nine Lives,' of which tagline is "Every Life Has a Story." And I know what is fatally missing in `Women in Film.' By pushing the potentially rich content into experimental monologues, this film, intentionally or not, trivializes the life of the women it is showing. This dull film should and could have been more dynamic verbally or otherwise.
There are many better films about women's life. Watch `Nine Lives' or the same director's `Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her' or less mainstream film like `Ten Tiny Love Stories.'
Summary of Women In Film
These three women work in the film industry. Sara is a casting agent with a blind infant. Gina is a wannabe moviestar masseuse who steals energy from her famous clients. Phyllis is a film producer who mothers her children and her films. These women tell it like it is. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/06/2007 Starring: Beverly Dangelo Marianne Jean-baptiste Run time: 88 minutes Rating: RComedy DVD Video
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